Bedfordshire Bonsai show winner

Bonsai; it’s easy to think of these beautiful, tiny trees you see in elegant interiors, hotels and corporate HQs as expensive, beyond our financial reach. But that’s not so.

The Bedfordshire Bonsai Society recently held its annual exhibition at Luton’s Stockwood Park, where nearly 40 club members’ trees were on display. A reward for the club’s efforts; the show went off really well, with a steady flow of visitors, lots of interest in this fascinating hobby and many questions.

Already the club reports two new members.

Focus of the show, the trees were displayed in three categories from large (bonsai) down to the tiny mame trees, which are less than 4” high. Club members and visitors were all asked to vote for their favourite tree, with the winner announced at the Club’s August meeting.

Club Chairman Darren Jones was delighted at the attendance at the show; “Bonsai is a wonderful, relaxing hobby, with the trees reflecting the work you put in.
“We’ve held our annual show to share these trees here at Stockwood Park for several years and watched attendance grow year on year. This year has been especially encouraging and we’re hoping to see a good number of new memberships in the coming weeks.”